We’re thrilled that Laura Howard is back with a tutorial for her lovely vintage-style felt Christmas baubles! Read on for the tutorial and if you’d like to take one of Laura’s classes you can find them here.

Sew a set of felt ornaments for your Christmas tree or to give as gifts this season! These decorations were inspired by pretty vintage glass baubles and are so much fun to sew.

Make them in classic red and greens, retro pink, turquoise and lilac, or any colour combo that takes your fancy. Mix and match the colours across the ...

I have created a lot of designs the last 20 years, and I was thinking the other day that projects look so interesting when you change up the fabrics used. I came across this one.. let me tell you about it.

This is Gran's Gingerbread. The rolling pin belong to my Granny, although she didn't do much baking! The green bowl is for one she had filled with goodies for us each time we visited.

I filled it with gingerbread men, because at Christmas Time Granny figured MORE was better... I may take after her that way as ...

When we started the The Splendid Sampler™ project and invited all the guest designers to create a block for it, we only asked them to think about something sewing related. And as you've seen, that has taken on so many interesting meanings from designer to designer.

Merry Christmas! I decided to participate with Giveaway Day on Sew Mama Sew this year, and have a fun prize for you to win just for visiting and commenting, and a link for more giveaways today. Last summer, I did an event on my blog called Christmas In July where I made a tutorial for a sewing kit or jewelry case for giving as a gift. It was just one of several tutorials during that event.

It closes with drawstrings and there is no hand sewing! If you would like to make one for a gift or for yourself, the ...

A student in one of my classes wore a cute little headband on Monday. That got me thinking--I could make a few headbands for the girls for Christmas.

No sooner than I had the idea, Jenny told me that they would like initial tee shirts like I made last year. So now I have to decide which one I'll make. I don't think that I have enough time to make them each two items...there are too many girls!

In the meantime, I took a few minutes to make one for myself using some of fleece scraps. Just ...read more

I have prepared a slideshow of the fun things that have been going on during my 5 day retreat at Stitch Supply Company in Altoona, WI. The shop has a very nice retreat facility that is for rent for groups or individuals on some weekends.

This weekend happened to be one of the "per person" retreats, so Leisl and I decided to sign up and see what a new retreat place would be like. It's always good to try something new now and then! There were 11 of us, max capacity is 16, so we weren't crowded. Meals ...
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All kinds of people make quilts. Some are more motivated than others about different parts of the process. The vast majority of us make quilts for pleasure and the amount of time and care spent meets individual needs and goals. What about quilting gives you pleasure?

I know a person who decided she didn't want to spend time being really careful. She said, "I am not going to worry about points anymore." So she doesn't worry about the tip of a point that gets a little clipped. Her quilts are beautiful. She makes quilts to be used and ...

Today is a busy day here at the office but I'm so in love with Sew Caroline's new collection, Here Comes the Fun that I had to make something with it. Since the holidays are coming soon, I wanted to make something related to them. So, I thought of a cool wreath. I decided to use Here Comes the Fun because of its colors and prints. Here in South Florida we have what we call a "warm-winter" because temperatures around the 60's and 70's are the coldest we can get. Basically, we ...

People have loved our Coupon Pack! It's a great way to get a little gift each month of 2017! Buy for yourself, or drop a big hint to someone who loves you, or give it to friends!

Twelve monthly coupons PLUS 4 bonus coupons are packaged in a clear vinyl zipper pouch for you. Great for your next little project! Or, it can hold candy or snacks! Or bobbins and feet! Or needles and thread! Or anything you can fit in there!

The packs cost only $10 and are available now through 1/15/17. The cost of the ...

As of today we're excited to start a fun and educational video series:Let's Talk Fabrics! And we want to create it 100% with you in mind! We know that sewing and quilting are always interesting conversation starters and we want you to let us know what you're interested in. We're opening the doors to conversations about coordinating colors, favorite prints, fun techniques, and more! What would you like us to talk about? Do you want to see the scale of our fabric collections? Or maybe you are confused about quilting terminology and ...

Diane Bohn of From Blank Pages creates pretty amazing paper pieced quilts. The sparkle and have a life of their own as she encourages you to use fabrics that you love in her work. She also is an advocate of making ...

Whether you are a fan of the show or not, this free pattern from Anorina at Samelia's Mum is adorable and you could easily add your own quote. I happen to love the show and the new series. I listen to the theme song Where You Lead by Carole King on every episode!

It was a lot of fun picking the fabrics. The soft Make Drafts, Maker by AGF Studio is a sweet cup and I tried to balance it with the bold Shadow Dot, Hadley by Denyse Schmidt, which also fits nicely with the coffee theme!

Need a little gift for a sewing friend? How about a secret pal in your sewing group or quilt guild? How about these cute and colorful earrings?! Great stocking stuffers!

I began making these recently and have just kept going. Aren’t these fun? Quilters and sewers would sport these proudly. You may order them by contacting me at [email protected] Be sure to tell me the color and quantity and your mailing address. You will be invoiced via Pay Pal (payment within 24 hours).

This week the precuts are varied, which is so fun! I can't believe it's Dec 3... I have been working to finalize a lot of projects to get delivered, I'm getting my 2017 Mystery ready to announce, and then I move onto to new projects that I can't wait to show you! But first.. I'm a bit late...

The best present ever is a Sew Sampler box subscription for yourself. The Fat Quarter shop knocks it out of the park every month and this is a REALLY great one! For 24.99+ shipping, you get ...

New pincushions to add to the small basket. And I remembered to add my labels to these before I got to the hand-sewing part. Woohoo for on-time memory!

There are two but they are very different. One is large and round, the other is rectangular, but both were made from scraps. The fabric for the round cushion is the last of this cute, paper umbrellas print. To break up the print and add some drama, I sewed in some skinny strips of coordinating scraps; then quilted it in random diagonal lines. It has a modern, funky feel.

It's our third week of the Tunic Challenge and I'm on the home stretch! Amy Johnson and I have been sewing along together for the past three weeks to push each other to make something for ourselves. We both bought a copy of The Tunic Bible and this week we're cutting out the pieces of our tunics to sew next week.

I've had a lot of fun picking out my fabrics and deciding how to stitch my tunic up a notch. In the book, we have 12 necklines and 6 sleeves ...